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Motherwell handed debuts to all three new signings as defender Tom Aldred and strikers Curtis Main and Ciftci all took their Fir Park bow.

The Steelmen were embarking on the road to Hampden in this fourth round Scottish Cup tie against Hamilton looking to reach their second domestic cup final of the season after losing to Celtic in the Betfred Cup final back in November.

Accies were without the injured Greg Docherty who is still the subject of a protracted move to Rangers.

Ironically Ferguson was in the stands watching his boy in his role as a BBC radio sports pundit.

Craig Tanner scores his side's second goal from the penalty spot

However it was Motherwell who sprung out the traps and went ahead inside four minutes.

It was a comedy of errors as Accies defender Scott McMann hammered a passback in the direction of goalkeeper Gary Woods but it caught him completely unawares and inexplicably rolled into the net for the opener.

The Steelmen were then awarded a penalty on 34 minutes when Alex Gogic clearly tripped Curtis Main in the box.

Craig Tanner confidently stroked the ball home and sent Woods the wrong way in the process to make it 2-0 to Motherwell.

Templeton unleashed a 20 yard drive that went just wide three minutes after the restart as they tried to claw their way back into the tie.

Tom Alfred is given treatment before going off with an injury

Cedric Kipre headed over the top on 52 minutes as Motherwell tried to add to their tally.

The impressive Campbell volleyed wide before Tait floated one over for Carl McHugh to slam a header off the crossbar but a third goal continued to elude the Steelmen.

However that won't bother 'Well boss Steve Robinson whose side will now take their place in the hat for the fifth round draw which takes place at Tynecastle tomorrow immediately after the Edinburgh derby.

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Nadir Ciftci impressed in his first game for the Steelmen

Stephen Robinson (right) with Nadir Ciftci

The Celtic loan star showed some neat skills and looked genuinely happy to be out on the park again and the Motherwell faithful even chanted his name in the first half. That would have been music to the ex-Celtic strikers ears after his well documented recent problems during loan spells in Turkey, Poland and England.

Allan Campbell really does possess a swagger in midfield

The 19 year-old revelled in the midfield battle with Darian MacKinnon and won the contest hands down. The teenager has a gallus streak but it's not based on arrogance it is more he feels he belongs on this stage and on this display he most certainly does.

Scott McMann after scoring an own goal

Honking Hamilton

Martin Canning's men just weren't at the races in this one and Scott Mann's early comedic own goal set the tone for a woeful performance. Two David Templeton strikes apart either side of the interval the Accies offered nothing and with a deal for Greg Docherty to join Rangers hanging in the balance Canning has problems to address moving forward.